Gov. Bobby Jindal announces the creation of more than 700 jobs in Shreveport over the next two years because of a plan to expand services at Teleperformance.

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Michael Doughty
mdoughty@gannett.com

Shreveport may see the creation of more than 700 jobs in the area over the next two years because of a plan to expand services at the Teleperformance center.

Gov. Bobby Jindal was in Shreveport on Friday to announce the expansion, alongside community leaders and company representatives with Teleperformance.

"We're proud to announce that Teleperformance will be creating 740 new direct jobs right here at their Shreveport customer service center," Jindal said during a news conference at the west Shreveport center. ...